Apparatus for orienting tools in well bores



ULHHUH HUUH March 13} 1951 c. A. BROKAW ET AL 2,544,979

APPARATUS FOR ORIENTING TOOLS IN WELL BORES 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct.20, 1947 Z\1\. a% w m \m\ i A- %7///////4. a M a awe/rm Charles A.fir'okAw William 6. James Patented Mar. 13, 1951 otHKL'H ROOM APPARATUSFOR ORIENTING TOOLS IN WELL BORES Charles A. Brokaw, Dallas, and WilliamG. James, Houston, Tex., assignors' to Eastman Oil Well Survey Company,Denver, 0010., a corporation of Delaware Application October 20, 1947,Serial No. 780,930

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in apparatus fororienting tools in well bores.

In directional drilling and side-tracking operations, it is necessarythat deflecting tools, such as whipstocks, knuckle joints and otherdevices be oriented within the well bore so that the actual drilling maybe carried out in a desired direction. There are several methods ofproperly orienting tools within well bores and one of such methods isdisclosed in the prior patent issued to L. C. Miller, No. 2,327,658,dated August 24, 1943. The method and apparatus disclosed in such priorpatent involves the use of magnetic elements which are mounted in thedrill pipe in a known relation to the tool to be oriented, together witha recording instrument which is adapted" to be lowered opposite andinfluenced by the magnetic elements in the drill pipe. The recordobtained by the instrument provides information as to the position ofthe magnets and, therefore, the position of the tool to be oriented.

The present invention is primarily an improvement on the apparatusillustrated in the Miller patent above referred to. The particularinstrument disclosed in the prior Miller patent requires the use of atiming mechanism which is preset at the surface before the instrument islowered. Theoretically, sufiicient time is allowed '7 pipe and this is adecided disadvantage.

It is one object of the present invention to provide an improvedorienting apparatus for well tools, wherein the recording instrument iscontrolled in its actuation by means which cannot operate until theinstrument reaches the proper position within the drill pipe, therebyassuring.

that the instrument record is made at the proper time.

An important object of the invention is to provide an improved orientingapparatus wherein magnetic elements in the drill pipe bearing a.

known relationship to the tool to be oriented control the position of arecord member or disk and also wherein a second magnetic element in;:.the drill pipe-is arranged to control the actual operation ofthe-recording instrument; the magnetic elements being so located withinthe drill pipe that said elements co-act with the instrument only whensaid instrument is in its proper predetermined position within saiddrill pipe. Another object of the invention is to provide 14 Claims.(Cl. 255 -15) an improved orienting apparatus of the char acterdescribed, wherein the recording instrument is electrically actuated andis provided with a magnetic switch which when closed actuates theinstrument to make its record; said magnetic switch being controlled inits operation by a suitable magnetic element which is mounted in thedrill pipe and which is so located that it co-acts with the switch tooperate the same only when the instrument reaches its final desiredposition in said pipe.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improvedorienting apparatus of the character described wherein the use of awatch or other timing mechanism is entirely eliminated and also whereinthe instrument is automatically actuated upon reaching a proper positionwithin the drill pipe.

Still another object of the invention is to provide an improvedelectrical circuit closing mechanism including a magnetic switch whichis arranged to be moved into a final position within a magnetic field,whereby when said switch occupies said final position the switch isactuated to automatically close an electrical circuit.

The construction designed to carry out the invention will be hereinafterdescribed together with other features of the invention.

The invention will be more readily understood from a reading of thefollowing specification and by reference to the accompanying drawing,

wherein an example of the invention is shown, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a view partly in elevation and partly in sectionillustrating a drill pipe having a whipstock secured thereto and showingthe improved orienting apparatus, constructed in accordance with theinvention, in position within the drill pipe,

Figure 2 is an enlarged, transverse, sectional view of the orientingapparatus and its co-acting sub which is connected to the lower end ofthe drill pipe,

Figure 3 is an enlarged, transverse, vertical, sectional viewillustrating the magnetic switch arrangements of the recordinginstrument,

Figure 4 is an enlarged, horizontal, crosssectional view taken on theline 4-4 of Figure 2,

Figure 5 is an enlarged, horizontal, cross-sectional view taken on theline 5--'5 of Figure 2,

v and Figure 6 is a plan view of the record which is obtained by therecording instrument.

In the drawings, the numeral I 0 designates the usual drill pipe or stemwhich has an elongate cylindrical sub II, preferably constructed of anon-magnetic material connected to its lower end by a suitable couplingI2. A drill bit I3 is secured to the lower end of the sub II by means ofscrew threads and said bit may be of any suitable type, a drag bit beingillustrated. With this arrangement, it will be obvious that the sub IIis interposed between the lower end of the drill stem or pipe I and thebit I3.

A whipstock I4, or other tool to be oriented is provided with a collar Iwhich is made integral with its upper end. This collar surrounds thedrill bit I3 and is secured thereto by means of a shear pin I 6. It isnoted that the shear pin is preferably located in the same verticalplane as the angular face I 4a of the whipstock and it will be apparentthat when the drill pipe is lowered through the well bore A, thewhipstock as well as the bit are lowered therewith. A rotation of thedrill pipe will impart a rotation to the whipstock so that saidwhipstock may be oriented in the hole to locate its inclined guide faceIla in a desired direction. When the whipstock engages the lower end ofthe drill bore or a cement plug B therein, the weight of the drill pipeI0 may be imposed upon the shear pin IE to fracture said pin anddisconnect the bit I3 from the whipstock collar, whereby the bit, sub IIand drill pipe may move downwardly through said collar. Subsequentrotation of the pipe and drill bit l3 results in the bit being guidedalong the angular face I4a of the whipstock so that said bit drillsdownwardly in a direction in accordance with the setting of thewhipstork.

As has been stated, the sub II is preferably constructed of anon-magnetic material and a pair of magnetic elements or bars I I aremounted in the wall of the sub II, said elements being preferablyconstructed of a magnetic material having a high coercive force, such asone of the aluminum-nickel-cobalt alloys. As is clearly shown in Figures1 and 2 the magnets are disposed diametrically opposite each otherwithin the sub and each magnet is axially mounted within a flangedsleeve member I8 which is threaded into a radial opening I9 provided inthe sub. Each member I8 is preferably constructed of a non-magneticmaterial and has the magnet I! pressed or otherwise mounted therein.This arrangement mounts the magnets in proper position within the suband yet permits removal of the magnets for replacement by merelyunscrewing the member from its opening. By observing Figure 2 it will beseen that the inner end of each magnet is exposed within the bore IIa ofthe sub II.

Asillustrated in the drawing, the shear pin I6 which secures thewhipstock to the drill bit is located in the same vertical plane as oneof the magnetic elements H. In making up the threaded connection betweenthe drill bit and the sub,

the shear pin I6 may become misaligned in a vertical plane with themagnetic elements and in such instance the number of degrees of suchmisalignment is recorded whereby the operator may know at all times therelative position of the shear pin with respect to the magnetic elementsI'I. Since the shear I6 is disposed in the same vertical plane as theangular guide face Ila of the whipstock, the operator is thus advised ofthe relative position of the guide face Ila of said whipstock withrespect to the magnetic elements I! of the sub. If desired, a radiallydisposed threaded recess may be formed in the body of the sub below oneof the magnetic elements I1 and this opening may receive the shear pinIS, in which event the whipstock would be secured directly to the sub IIinstead of to the drill bit I3. In such case, the angular face I la ofsaid whipstock would at all times be aligned in a vertical plane withthe magentic elements I I.

The lower end of the bore Ila of the sub receives a spider member 2Iwhich is made in the form of a block threaded into the lower end of saidbore. The block has vertical fluid passages 22 extending therethroughand is formed with an upwardly extending marking pin 23 which may bethreaded into the upper surface of the block.

After the Whipstock has been connected to the bit and the sub interposedbetween said bit and the drill pipe I0, the assembly is lowered into thewell bore A until the whipstock reaches the position at which it is tobe set. Following the positioning of the whipstock, a recordinginstrument assembly R is adapted to be lowered by means of a wire lineor cable 24 downwardly through the drill stem and into the bore of thesub. The assembly R includes a recording instrument I, which will behereinafter described, which instrument is mounted within an outerbarrel 25. Shock absorbing springs 26 are disposed between the upper andlower ends of the instrument I and the ends of the barrel 25 andfunction to protect the instrument against undue shock during itsmovement through the drill pipe. The upper end of the barrel 25 isconnected with a suitable sinker bar 21 which in turn has connectionwith the lowering line 24. The lower end of the barrel 25 has a collar28 threaded thereon and this collar confines a soft lead disk 29 againstthe lower end of the barrel.

When the assembly R is lowered through the drill stem and into the boreIla of the sub II, the lead disk 29 is adapted to engage and bepunctured by the pointed upper end of the axial pin 23 within the lowerend of the bore Ila. The pin 23 not only functions to stop the barreland the instrument I contained therein in a proper position within thesub, as will be explained, but also in puncturing the disk 29 providesan indication, after removal of the instrument assembly, that saidassembly was properly located within the sub.

The instrument I which is clearly shown in Figures 2 and 3 includes anelongate outer shell or casing 30 which has a lamp section 3I connectedintermedaite its ends. A suitable electric lamp 32 is mounted axiallywithin the section 3I. An elongate tubular plumb bob 35 is mountedwithin the housing immediately below the lamp 32. The upper end of thetubular plumb bob is mounted by means of a Cardan suspension 34 so thatthe lower end of said tube may undergo a universal movement within thecasing or shell 30 of the instrument. The plumb bob has suitable lenses35 for focusing the light rays from the lamp 32 which are emitted fromthe lower reduced end of the plumb bob.

The light rays emitting from the lower end of the plumb bob are directedonto the upper end of a circular record element 36 which is mounted onthe upper surface of a rotatable carrier or disk 31. The carrier or disk31 is constructed of a suitable metal which is capable of beingmagnetized and when the instrument assembly is within the bore Ila ofthe sub II, the carrier or disk 3'! is disposed in the same horizontalplane as the magnetic elements I'I, whereby the disk or or housing ofinsulated material.

said magnetic elements. The carrier 31 has a depending stem 38 whichextends downwardly through the bore 39 of a block 40, the latter beingthreaded into the lower end of the shell or casing 30 of the instrument.The lower end of the stem 38 is suitably mounted on bearings 4| whichare supported by a spring mounted bearin holder 42 which is located inthe counterbore 39a of the block 40. A block 43 closes the lower end ofthe outer bore and a cap member 44 is threaded onto the lower end of theblock and has the shock absorbing spring 26 engaged therewith. Upwarddisplacement of the carrier and its stem 38 is limited by a retainingscrew 45 which is mounted in the block and which has its inner anddisposed within an annular groove 46 formed immediately below thecarrier disk-at the upper end of the stem 38.

It will be evident that the magnetic disk or carrier 3! is mounted tofreely rotate within the lower portion of the instrument casing belowthe elongate tubular plumb bob 33. The disk or carrier 31, together withthe record 36 is rotated to a predetermined position by the magnets ll.Therefore, whenever the disk and its element are positioned opposite themagnetic element l1, the record element will always assume the samerelative position therein due to the influence of the magnetic elementsI! on the magnetized material of the carrier 31.

The circular record element 36 is preferably constructed of aphotographic printing out proof paper and the center of this recordelement represents the true vertical plane. When the elongate tubularplumb bob 33 and the instrument I are disposed in a true vertical plane,the light from the lamp 32 is directed exactly onto the center of theelement 36. When the instrument I is inclined from the vertical, theplumb bob because of its universal mounting will remain in a verticalplane and this will cause the lower end of the: plumb bob to move offcenter of the record element. The light rays from the lamp 32 will thusbe directed onto the element 36 at a point off center of the element toproduce a mark M such as shown in Figure 6. When the well bore is at aninclination from the vertical,

the sub I I, as well as the instrument I will be inclined therewith andthe plumb bob will naturally fall" toward the low side of the well bore.

Therefore; by drawing a line through the center of the record element 36and the mark M, the direction of the low side of the well bore isindicated, as shown by the arrow 41 in Figure 6. Assuming the lines ofmagnetic force in the magnetized carrier or disk 3i to be in the planeof the dotted line 48 in Figure 6, the angle indicated at 49 in thisfigure will be the angular diflc'erence between the low side of the holeand the position of the magnetic elements ll. Since said magneticelements are mounted in the same vertical plane or in a known relationto the whipstock face I 4a, the determination of the angle 49 will giveinformation regarding the direction of said whipstock face.

For controlling the operation of the instrument I, that is forcontrolling the illumination of the lamp 32. a magnetic switch 53 ismounted within the instrument casing 30 immediately above the lamp 32.This switch is illustrated in detail in Figure 3 and includes an outertube A tubular contact sleeve 52 is mounted within the insulated housingand has a bottom 53 which is adapted to engage the contact 32a of thelamp 32 so as to make electrical connection therewith. A rotatable body54 constructed of electrical conducting material is provided with anupstanding pivot stem 55 and a depending pivot stud 56. The stud 56 isrotatably confined within bearings 51 which are supported in aninsulating plug 58 mounted within the lower end of the contact sleeve52. The pivot stem is also rotatable within bearings 59 mounted within amagnetic contact collar 60 which is disposed within an insulating collar6i, the latter being located within the upper end of the contact sleeve52. The magnetic collar 60 is arranged to be engaged by the contact 62of a suitable battery 63 which is housed in the upper end of theinstrument shell or casing 30. A suitable cap member or closure 63awhich threads into the upper end of the instrument shell or casingconfines the battery therein.

The body or rotor 54 is freely rotatable within the switch assembly unitand has a contact plunger 64 mounted within a diametrically extendingbore 65. The bore 65 is counter-bored at 65a and the punger has anexternal flange 66 which has a sliding fit within said counter bore. Acoil spring 6! normally holds the plunger in a retracted position and asuitable connecting wire 68 electrically connects the plunger 64 withthe magnetic surface of the body or rotor 54.

When the instrument assembly R has been lowered into roper position witin the sub II, the carri r 3! and the record element 36 are disposed ina. horizontal plane in a ignment with the magnetic elements 11. At thesame time, the p unger 64 of the magnetic switch is located in the samehorizontal plane with upper magnetic elements 10 which are also mountedin the sub II in a position spaced above the element [1. Each magnet 10is mounted within a suitable sleeve memb r H which is threaded into aradial opening 12 provided for the purpose in the sub. The plunger 64 isconstructed of a magnetic material so that when said plunger moves intothe same horizontal p ane as the magnets Hi, the rotor 54 is rotated andthe plunger is moved outwardly to the position shown in dotted lines inFigure 3, such movement being against the tension of the spring 61. Theoutward movement of the plunger will cause said plunger to engage thecontact sleeve 52 which as ex lained has its bottom 53 engaging thetubular lamp 32. Thus, an e ectrical circuit from the battery 53,through the rotor 54, plunger 64 and contact sleeve 52 is closed to thelamp 32 to illuminate the same. Il umination of the lamp causes theproiection of light r ys onto the record eement 36 to form the mark Mthereon, whereby the low side of the well bore is indicated on saidrecord element. As has been point d out this indication is made with thedisk 3'! and the record element being held in a predetermined positionby the magnets [1; which magnets are in known relation to the whipstockface Ma. From the record so obtained, it is possible to determine theactual positionor direction of the face of the whipstock.

It is believed that the operation of the apparatus is evident from theforegoing. The whipstock is attached to the drill bit with the sub IIinterposed between the drill pipe and said bit and this assembly islowered within the well bore A to the position at which the whipstock isto be set. The magnets H are in alignment with or in a knownrelationship to the guide face I 4a of the whipstock. The recordinginstrument assembly R is then lowered into position within the sub andduring such lowering, the plunger 65 of the magnetic switch assembly isin a retracted position so that the circuit to the electric lamp 32 isopen.

When the instrument I reaches its final position within the bore Ila ofthe sub, the disk or carrier 31 is immediately rotated to apredetermined position by the lower set of magnets 11. The plumb bob 33will, of course, swing off center of the record element to move into aposition indicating the low side of the well bore A. 'At the same time,the upper set of magnets 19 will act upon the magnetic plunger 64 of themagnetic switch 50 to cause said plunger to close the electrical circuitfrom the battery to the lamp 32. Closing of this circuit will illumimatethe lamp and as soon as the plum-b bob comes to rest, a brilliant beamof light will be directed onto the record element 36 to expose a portionof the printing out proof paper of which this element is constructed andthereby form the mark M on the disk. The recording instrument assembly Ris then removed and brought to the surface, after which the supportingblock 40 and the recording element 36 are removed from the instrument I.By means of the reading device described in the Miller Patent 2,327,658or the Miller Patent 2,327,659, the angle 49 between the mark M and theplane of the lines of magnetic force of the carrier 31 may bedetermined. If desired, a small index mark 48a may be provided on thecarrier to indicate the plane of the magnetic lines of force, in whichevent a reading instrument would not be necessary. The readinginstrument in the prior Miller patents provides --means for simulatingthe position of the disk in the sub at the time that the record wasmade. I The direction of inclination of the well bore is known since aprevious directional survey has indicated the same to the operator.Thus, the actual compass position of the low side of the hole is knownand, therefore, the azimuthal or compass position of the magnets I! maybe easily determined. Since the magnets I! are in a known relation tothe whipstock face, determination of the position of the magnetsprovides in- .formation as to the position of the face I ia of saidwhipstock.

From the foregoing it will be evident that the recording instrument doesnot depend upon a switch or other setting mechanism for controlling itsoperation. The magnetic switch prevents closing of the circuit to thelamp to make the recording until the instrument is in a proper positionwithin the sub II. It is only while the instrument is in position thatthe magnetic switch is actuated by the upper magnets to illuminate thelamp. As soon as the record is made and the instrument is lifted up-'wardly during removal, the magnetic switch moves out of the influenceof the magnets l8 and re-opens the circuit. Thus, during lowering andraising of the assembly R, there is no possibility of a record beingmade which might be possible if a timing mechanism is depended upon tooperate said instrument. It is noted that the diametrically opposedmagnets 10 and ill are properly polarized but, if desired, only a singlemagnet 10 and a single magnet I! may be employed. It is also noted thatthe particular "switch mechanism has been described as used witha-toolorienting device. However, the particular switch mechanism couldbe used for other purposes and in other apparatus which may require theclosing of an electrical circuit upon the reaching of a final positionby an instrument or other device.

The foregoing description of the invention is explanatory thereof andvarious changes in the size, shape and materials, as well as in thedetails of the illustrated construction may be made, within the scope ofthe appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An orienting apparatus for well tools including, a hollow drill pipe,a tool carried by said drill pipe and disposed in a predeterminedposition in a vertical plane relative thereto, ma ed (art sans mountedin a drill pipe in a predetermined horizontal plane, a second magneticmeans mounted in the drill pfiatratevtfi first magnetic means, aninstrument adapted to 00- cupy a final longitudinal position in thedrill pipe and having a rotatable record element which is magnetized soas to be subject to magnetic influence, means for recording the angularposition of the low side of the well bore on said ele;' ment, andmagnetic actuating means for coritrolling operation of the recordingmeans, movement of the instrument into its final longitudinal positionwithin the drill pipe moving the magnetized rotatable element into thefield of infiuence of the first magnetic means in the drill pipe andalso moving the magnetic actuating leans into the field of influence ofthe second magnetic means in said pipe, whereby the rotatable recordelement assumes a predetermined position with respect to the drill pipeand the magnetic actuating means is operated to actuate the recordingmeans to thereby record the position of the low side of the well borerelative to the drill pipe and tool carried thereby.

2. An orienting apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the recordingmeans of the instrument is electrically operated and also wherein themagnetic actuating means is a magnetic switch which is operated to closethe electrical circuit to the recording means when moved into theinfluence of the second magnetic means mounted in the drill pipe.

3. An orienting apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the magneticmeans mounted in the drill pipe comprise a permanent type magnet.

4. The combination with a drill pipe having magnetic means mountedtherein and having a second magnetic means mounted in spaced relationabove the first means, of a recording instrument adapted to be loweredinto the drill pipe and including, a record element carrier which ismagnetized so as to be subject to magnetic innuence, a record elementmounted in the carrier, means for recording the angular position of thelow side of the well bore on said record element, and magnetic actuatingmeans in said instrument for controlling operation of the recordingmeans, the spacing between the magnetized carrier and the magneticactuating means being substantially the same as the spacing between thetwo magnetic means in the drill pipe whereby the instrument may belowered into said pipe to a position with the carrier opposite the firstmagnetic means and the magnetic actuating means in the instrumentopposite the second magnetic means in the drill pipe so that the carrieris moved into a predetermined position with respect to the drill pipeand the actuating means is operated to actuate the recording means.

5. The combination as set forth in claim 4, wherein the magnetic meanswhich are mounted within the drill pipe are bar magnets of the permanenttype.

6. The combination as set forth in claim 4, wherein the recording meansof the instrument is electrically operated and also wherein the magneticactuating means is a magnetic switch which is operated to close theelectrical circuit to said recording means when said switch moves intothe influence of the magnetic means in the drill pipe.

7. The combination with a drill pipe having a magnetic means mountedtherein, of an instrument which includes a record element, recordingmeans for recording the deviation of the well bore on said element, andmagnetic actuating means for controlling the operation of the recordingmeans, whereby when the instrument is lowered through the drill to aposition with the magnetic actuating means of said instrument oppositethe magnetic means in said drill pipe, said actuating means is operatedto actuate the recording means.

8. The combination as setforth in claim 7, wherein the recording meansof the instrument is elgtrically operated and also wherein the magneti'cactuating means is a magnetic switch connected in the electricaLcircuptof said recording means, where y closing of said switch by the magneticinfluence of the magnetic means in the drill pipe operates saidrecording means.

9. The combination as set forth in claim 7, wherein the record elementis a disk of printing out proof paper and wherein the recording meanscomprises a light source and a tubular plumb with the latter overhangingsaid disk and func tioning to direct the light rays from said lightsource onto the disk in accordance with the position of the plumb bobwith respect to the disk.

10. In combination, a hollow drill pipe, a tool carried by the drillpipe and disposed in a predetermined position in a vertical planerelative thereto, an instrument arranged to be lowered through the drillpipe and adapted to occupy a predetermined final longitudinal positiontherein, said instrument containing a rotatable indicating element andmeans for recording the angular position of the low side of the hole onsaid element, together with magnetic switch means for controlling theoperation of said recording means, the rotatable element beingmagnetized so as to be subject to magnetic influence, magnetic meansmounted in the drill stem and disposed opposite the rotatable elementwhen the instrument is in position in the pipe, whereby the element isrotated to a predetermined position relative to the pipe so that theindication of the angular position of the low side of the hole isrecorded relative to the drill pipe and tool carried thereby, and asecond magnetic means mounted in the drill pipe and disposed oppositethe magnetic switch means of the instrument for actuating the switchmeans to operate the record when said instrument is in position withinthe drill pipe.

11. A well surveying instrument including, a casing, a record membermounted in said casing, recording means within the casing above saidmember for recording the deviation of said casing from the vertical byforming an index on said member, magnetic means actuated when subjectedto the influence of a magnetic field for operating said recording means,and means positionable in the well separate from the instrument forestablishing a magnetic field which will actuate the magnetic means whenthe instrument is placed in desired operative position in the well.

12. A well surveying instrument including, a casing, a record membermounted in said casing, electrically operated recording means within thecasing above said member for recording the deviation of the casing fromthe vertical by forming an index on said member, a magnetic switchconnected in the electrical circuit of the recording means forcontrolling the operation thereof and adapted to be operated whensubjected to the influence of an exterior magnetic field, and meansestablishing the magnetic field in the well prior to positioning theinstrument therein.

13. An electrical circuit closing mechanism for a well survey instrumentcomprising a switch having a circuit closing plunger, means for normallymaintaining the plunger in switch open position, and magnetic means socarried by well drill pipe that when the survey instrument is placed inthe drill pipe in desired operative position magnetic lines of forcewill be effective to cause the plunger to be moved to switch closedposition.

14. In well surveying means, a well survey instrument for positioning ina drill pipe to obtain recorded data, means for actuating the instrumentto obtain the data including a member operable under the influence of amagnetic field, and means so carried by the drill pipe as to establishthe magnetic field causing the instrument to be actuated when it assumesdesired operative position in the drill stem.

CHARLES A. BROKAW. WILLIAM G. JAMES.

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